Technique and clinical applications of dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) in breast cancer evaluation: a pictorial essay

Diagn Interv Radiol. 2021 Jan;27(1):28-36. doi: 10.5152/dir.2020.19573.

Abstract

This pictorial essay illustrates an overview of the basic technique used in acquiring dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) images and its potential clinical applications in regular practice. CEDM may be used as a low-cost alternative to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as a problem-solving tool in clinical practice and for therapeutic planning of breast cancer, which may include high-risk screening, dense breast evaluation, mammographically equivocal lesions, local staging, treatment response evaluation, and post treatment follow-up. We share our experience of CEDM at a tertiary care cancer hospital.

MeSH terms

  • Breast Density
  • Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography*
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement

Substances

  • Contrast Media